Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-11
WASHINGTON.
The Ladies OF FOIsOmdale, Y. Y, To
Fit Up Room in the White House
In JetfersOnian Simplicity.
s Incident in Secretary Lamar Congress
slonal History-Mystery Surround
ing the Marie Celeste,
AN AMERICAN ROOM.

spOndent is informed that number o
ladies in Wyoming county, New York, are
preparing TO establish en- era Of 'Jeffer-
sonian simplicity" in the White House
which will prove ample for the very wors'
CToakers against the alleged extravaganza
Of the present generation. Everyone
! knows that Mrs. Francis Cleveland for.
m5rly lived in Folsomdale, y. \, The
village is located in Wyoming county, snd
| would probably never have been heard OF
| ontstde the state but for the fact that
/ was ct one time the residence Of the first
lady of the land Now the hamlet is
/ stirred from center to circumference, and
the whole country viii shortly know that
/ FOlsOmGale exists and that it is filled with
patriotic people.
In ell country places there is system
! Of cooperation among the inhabitants by
which great deal Of work is accom-
/ pltshed at very small OUTLAWS. When s
farmer wants new barn he prepares his
/ timbers and calls his neighbors together
to raise the frame work into position.
/ This gathering is called ''Dee." Some
times The women Of the household will
call their female friends together TO q
/ "qujltiDg bee" and again in the corn
/ husking season "husking bee''
will attract scores Of young people
to days anu: emenf, ard an evenir Q
dsECe. Just now FUlsOmdGIe is indUlg-
ing in one ong-draWn-out bee. But It Is
not barn raising, corn huskin9 or quilt
lug that keeps the people busy. There IS
certain amount OF secrecy in the affair
which gives it greater charm. All the la
dies in the vicinity are engaged in tear
ing into strips, CoIOring, sewing and
weaving all sorts Of textile fabrics, and
the result will be one of the handsOmest
and best rag carpets ever produced in
this country.
This rag carpet will be of the design
known among the initiated as "hit-Or-
miss" II is pronounced "hitteTmiss" in
FolsomdRle. 1t is being made to GdOrn
one of the rooms Of the White House,
and will be finished sometime this fall.
Mrs. CleYeland's old neighbors and
friends have determined to liz up one
room in the Executive Mansion in coun-
try style. They viii first
lay q rsg-carpet Then they Will
furnish a pair OF old brass andirons,
several "rockers" of the variety used by
our grandmotherS, C spinning wheel and
all the other parsphernalia which so 70
make up the furnishings of an old
fashioned chest room" The effect,
when compared with elaborate decora-
tons Of some OF the other rooms in the
mansion will be striking. The novel idea
originated with one of the oldest
friends of the Folsom family, and
as il will establish dis
tinctively american" room in tae White
House it VIII doubtless prove greatly
attractive to visitors, especially to those
VINO are accustomed to "LOuis Quinze, :"
"QCeen Anne" "Esstlake" and other
styles of modern interior decoration.
Few OF the fashionable people Of the
present day have any idea of the manner
of 'parlor life" Of their grandmothers.
The efforts of the ladies of FoIsomdale
will give them q chance to see a repro
duction of the rooms in which their an
cestors entertained company"
AN INCIDENT IN CONGRESS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July 1O.-The following
little incident in the congressional his
tory Of Secretary Lamar is thus interest
iugly told by Colonel J. D. Elliott: "Sam
Randall deserves infinite credit for the
successful parliamentary fight he made on
the Force bill, but without Lamsr's as
- lEuIG llG DdttiE WOu4u nav LCCu lUStt
He said to Lamar, who fought with equal
courage and ability in the crisis of the
controversy, that he could kill time no
longer by an appeal to the rules. Both
for three DAYS and nights had gone with
out sleep or rest. Lamar staggered under
the remark of Randall and in q spirit of
desperation, during brief recess of the
House, he wandered through the corridors
aimlessly. Quite 10 his surprise he found
himself in the presence OF Blaine who
rallied him on his detected, haggard
look, and inquired the cause, He re
marked that the game was ended, the
south must 90 under. Blaine, who at
heart. was opposed TO the act, asked him
why he did not call for the reading of
the three Gays' proceedings, which right
could not be denied TO d member. With
9 cry Of relief Lamar as quick as thought
FASTENED back TO Randall and cOmmuui-
Gated his plan. The call for the reading
was then made, but since it would have
consumed over half a days time snd
thereby closed the session, the adversary
perCeiving the advantage thus gained,
the contest. The fight was
abandoned and the battle won.
An UNsOLvED MYSTERY.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-'Hearing from
all over the world as we do" said a state
official to your correspondent
the other day, ave naturally come across
some strange stories in the course of
years. But the wlerdest and most unac-
story have ever heard of is
that OF the Marie Celeste. All the facts
and particulars to the minutest detail are
recorded in this department, and although
some years have elapsed since the occur
renee took place, and every effort has
been made to clear up the mystery, no
explanation has ever been found to &C
count tor the extraordinary story. Ten
years ago the Marie Celeste, sailing
vessel, left the port of New York
with thirteen souls on board
Among the passengers were the wife and
little child of the master of the vessel.
She had q valuable cargo on board and
was bound for Vile Franche on the Med
iterranean. An outward bound British
bark sighted the Marie Celeste when she
had arrived at about 800 miles west of
Gibraltar. The bark signsled the Ce-
leste and was surprised TO re-
ceive no answer. Thinking this
strange the Britisher bore down
gson the vessel and with spy glasses
msde close examination of her deck.
Not 8 sign of life was to be seen. a
strange feeling of uneasiness spread